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• On the post: Student Hit With 70 Criminal Charges After Exposing Himself During Yearbook Photo Shoot

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 10 May, 2016 @ 05:35am

  Shouldn't the photographer be prosecuted?

  After all, he or she took a picture of a (presumably) underage boy's penis and then distributed it.
  
  Whomever is in charge of printing and handing out the programs and fliers should be prosecuted for distributing child pornography.
  
  Riiiiiiight?
  
  
  Meanwhile, the "victims" of this "crime" never reported the incident, or possibly even noticed. This is like saying "we're all naked under our clothes" and then prosecuting us all for indecent exposure....
  
  
  Crap. I probably just gave the authorities a new idea on how to conduct warrantless searches.

• On the post: UK Teachers Report 4 Year Old Boy To The Terrorism Police For Drawing A Cucumber

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 21 Mar, 2016 @ 05:57am

  Young kids and Scale Errors

  I suppose we'll also report kids as terrorists when they try to sit inside of a Barbie car. They could crush Barbie, y'all! The horror!
  
  Any teacher who doesn't recognize a scale error in a young kid should be thrown out on his/her ear.

• On the post: We Read Apple's 65 Page Filing Calling Bullshit On The Justice Department, So You Don't Have To

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 26 Feb, 2016 @ 06:15am

  GovtOS? How did they miss FBIOS?

  I mean, really, guys. Get it together.

• On the post: Lawyer: 16-Year-Old Shouldn't Be Upset By Explicit Photos Cop Sent Her Because She's Probably Seen Penises On The Internet

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 27 Jan, 2016 @ 09:20am

  Same old victim blaming.
  
  "She's not a virgin, so the rape couldn't have been that traumatic."

• On the post: Forbes Site, After Begging You To Turn Off Adblocker, Serves Up A Steaming Pile Of Malware 'Ads'

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 12 Jan, 2016 @ 06:15am

  Firefox + Adblock + Greasemonkey + Anti-Adblock Killer = no more nonsense

  It's my effing computer, and I get to control what displays.
  
  My motto, stolen from @pourmecoffee: "I will ruthlessly curate my online experience to selfishly satisfy my own sensibilities and make it fun for me, period."

• On the post: T-Mobile Is Flat Out Lying: It's Throttling Video Even Though It Says It's Not

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 04 Jan, 2016 @ 11:57am

  Re: Re: Detecting video in HTTPS?!

  Nah. They're detecting "video website" + "long connection time/large file/sustained high throughput" = video
  
  
  Edit: I would not be surprised to learn that the first few MB of each file transfers quickly, and then the throttling kicks in. This would let webpages load quickly.

• On the post: T-Mobile Is Flat Out Lying: It's Throttling Video Even Though It Says It's Not

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 04 Jan, 2016 @ 11:51am

  Re: Detecting video in HTTPS?!

  Nah. They're detecting "video website" + "long connection time/large file/sustained high throughput" = video

• On the post: The Selfie Monkey Strikes Back: Lawyers Claim Of Course Monkeys Can Sue For Copyright

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 07 Dec, 2015 @ 08:12am

  Silly and wrongheaded

  "Every copyright must have an author" != "Every authored work must have copyright."

• On the post: Dumb Idea… Or The Dumbest Idea? Seize Terrorists' Copyrights And Then Censor Them With The DMCA

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2015 @ 09:49am

  Known nut says nutty thing

  This seems to be a regular theme here, which is to focus attention on idiots who would otherwise be (rightfully) ignored.

• On the post: Techdirt Podcast Episode 51: Bubbles, Busts & Unicorns

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 18 Nov, 2015 @ 02:00pm

  Bad rap is bad

  OMG, please eliminate that horrible "music." It's off-putting and lasted WAY too long.

• On the post: Daily Deal: Monster Portable Storage

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 27 Oct, 2015 @ 01:38pm

  $29.99 today on Woot....

• On the post: Monkey Business: PETA Sues On Behalf Of The Monkey Selfie; Claims Copyright Belongs To The Monkey

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2015 @ 01:59pm

  Re: You are all missing the MOST IMPORTANT thing of all!

  Replied to the wrong thread...
  
  
  THIS is pure genus.

• On the post: Monkey Business: PETA Sues On Behalf Of The Monkey Selfie; Claims Copyright Belongs To The Monkey

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2015 @ 01:43pm

  Re: Re: PETA's goal is animal rights, not copyright maximalism

  That is pure genus.

• On the post: Monkey Business: PETA Sues On Behalf Of The Monkey Selfie; Claims Copyright Belongs To The Monkey

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2015 @ 01:16pm

  PETA's goal is animal rights, not copyright maximalism

  PETA is not seeking to extend copyright, they are attempt to extend animal rights.
  
  PETA is a strange animal, if you'll excuse the language. Unlike, say, ASPCA, they are not really concerned about the welfare of animals; rather, they are concerned about whether animals should have legal rights.
  
  I doubt PETA understands what copyright even is... They just want a monkey to "own" "intellectual property."

• On the post: Comcast Really Wants Me To Stop Calling Their Top Lobbyist A 'Top Lobbyist'

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2015 @ 12:17pm

  Top We-paid-a-lot-of-money-to-lawyers-not-to-be-called-a-Lobbyist.

• On the post: White House Floats Idea Of Crypto Backdoor… If The Key Is Broken Into Multiple Pieces

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2015 @ 10:01am

  Master keys for the front door

  Next up, let's make sure that the police can get into every residence. That's what they really want, right?

• On the post: St. Louis Police Claim It's Their 'First Amendment' Rights Not To Protect Football Players Who Supported Protestors

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 02 Dec, 2014 @ 01:54pm

  Re:

  Yup. Clearly, it's a suggestion that folks vote with their wallets, not a suggestion that the police deliberately withdraw protection.

• On the post: Petition Asks For White House To Declare Copblock And Others 'Domestic Terrorists'

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 27 Sep, 2014 @ 06:40am

  Someone is trolling Techdirt...

  ...and they're succeeding.

• On the post: Austin Police Officer Tries To Paint Police Accountability Groups As 'Domestic Extremists' In FOIA'ed Emails

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2014 @ 08:54am

  Re: The OATHKEEPERS!?

  "He" is doing so; the rest of the force appears to be rolling their eyes and politely not pointing out his mental illness....

• On the post: Austin Police Officer Tries To Paint Police Accountability Groups As 'Domestic Extremists' In FOIA'ed Emails

  

  drewdad ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2014 @ 08:51am

  Re: Re: You're repeating

  The focus of the article is clearly "ZOMG! More paranoid, crazy cops!" and the fact that his attitude is not shared by the rest of the police force is buried in the article.
  
  At best, this article is click bait.

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